Art History Notes: Impressionism (1860 – 1900) Impressionism (1860 – 1900)

Impressionism –Impressionists used Scientific divisionism (1860 – 1900) and tried to paint reflected light as it truly is. –They were primarily concerned with the modern in subject matter. –Although there were many impressionists, the group included: Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Pierre-August Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, and Claude Monet. Claude Monet • Claude Monet (1840 –1926 ) (1840 –1926 ) – From Impression Sunrise’s title, art critic Louis Leroy coined the term "impressionism". – In the 1880s Monet began "series" painting — paintings of one subject in varying light and viewpoints. His first series is of Rouen Cathedral from different points of view and at different times of the day. – Monet was exceptionally fond of painting controlled nature — his own garden, his water lilies, his pond, and his bridge. Monet Impression Sunrise 1874 Monet La Promenade 1875 • Pissarro, (1836 – 1903) Camille Pissarro – His work used the spontaneity (1836 – 1903) common in impressionist work. – Borrowed the pointillism of Seurat in the form of “scientific” divisionism. – Pissarro was the oldest of the group of artists. Pissarro (1836 – 1903) Pissarro (1836 – 1903) • Berthe Morisot (1841 –1895) Berthe Morisot – Morisot, along with Camille 1841 –1895 Pissarro, was one of only two artists whose work exhibited in all of the original impressionist shows. – Like true impressionists, Morisot painted what she saw in her immediate, everyday life: women, children, and domestic scenes. Berthe Morisot 1841 –1895 Berthe Morisot 1841 –1895 • Cezanne, Paul (1839 – 1906) Paul Cezanne – While studying under Pissarro, (1839 – 1906) Cezanne painted in the Impressionist style from 1862 – 1865. – Cezanne diverged from impressionism in 1880 to develop his own style and become the “master at Aix.” – Developed the planar analysis and the effort to shoe objects in the round that the cubist took to an extreme.